Chieko Naniwa
Known for Acting · 153 credits
- Born
- 1907-11-19
- Died
- 1973-12-22
- Place of birth
- Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan
- Also known as
- Тиэко Нанива · چیکو نانیوا
Biography
Naniwa Chieko (real name: Nanko Kikuno, November 19, 1907 – December 22 , 1973) was a Japanese actress.
Due to poverty, she was unable to receive an elementary school education and struggled with being illiterate. Later, through her own efforts, she learned to read and write, and overcame illiteracy. She appeared in works such as A Geisha, Throne of Blood, Equinox Flower, and Twenty-Four Eyes. She appeared in films by many of the great directors of her time.
She died of gastrointestinal bleeding on December 22, 1973, at the age of 66. After her death, she was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure , Fourth Class .
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (152)
Throne of Blood
1957
as Old Ghost Woman
In Search of Mother
1962
as Obah
Room for Let
1959
as O-Mino
Women in Prison
1956
as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Evil Man of Edo
1959
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960
The Harbor Lights
1961
Sazae's Engagement Trip
1958
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
as Ubatake
Tainted Flowers
1958
Hana to hatō
1954
An Osaka Story
1957
Taki no Shiraito
1952
as Midori
Hawk of the North
1959
Detour to Love
1955
as Yasu
So Deep in My Heart
1955
All Sold Out
1956
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
as Meshiya no Kamisan
Money Is Most Important
1964
The Men of Toho-ku
1957
as Oei
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967
Equinox Flower
1958
as Hatsu Sasaki
Dobuike
1963
as Tadae Horikawa
Evening Calm
1957
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Okô
Unmarried
1959
A Geisha
1953
as Okimi
True Osaka Grit
1965
So Young, So Bright
1955
as Oshin
Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
1954
Three Yakuza
1965
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
as Osugi
Snow Country
1957
as Otatsu
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Osugi
The Body
1962
Maiko sanjūshi
1955
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Orin
Snow Country
1965
as Blind masseuse
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Osugi
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Madam
Bantōhan to detchidon
1960
The End of Summer
1961
as Sasaki Tsune
Zoku bantōhan to detchidon
1960
The Rookie Managers
1955
The Sentimental Idiot
1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1952
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
1955
Maiko monogatari
1954
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965
as Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")
Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Ohatsu
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
as Osaki
Girls of the Night
1961
as Kumeju
Kunisada Chuji
1958
A Circus Girl
1966
Lullaby for a Tough Guy
1972
This Year's Love
1962
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959
as Kameno Inao
Zoku Tange Sazen
1953
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
1960
as Natsukawa Chiyo
Moonlight in the Rain
1961
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960
as Chiyo
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
1963
as Ume Shimizu
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
The Woman Gambler's Supplication
1968
Good Rascals
1962
as Omon
Zangiku monogatari
1956
as Omoto
The Third Will
1963
as Yoshiko
The Maiden Courtesan
1956
Madame Aki
1963
The Paper Crane
1962
Nami kage
1965
Bad Reputation Returns
1961
as Ito Aso
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Shige Sasaki
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
Sazae And Aunt Apron
1960
I'm a Bodyguard
1964
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
1961
as Otoshi
Violence
1952
The Garden of Women
1954
Price of Beauty
1957
as Natsu Morishita
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
as Oen
Fine Man
1961
Chance Meeting
1958
as Yone
On Wings of Love
1957
as Umeko Yoshioka
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
as Osugi
New Third-Class Executive
1959
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
Uogashi no senpū musume
1963
Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon
1961
Ai, sono kiseki
1964
Osaka Tough
1961
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
Gentle Breeze
1959
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
Devil in My Flesh
1968
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
The Gion Tempest
as Orin
Marital Relations
1955
The Blue Mountains
1957
as Mistress of Tamayaya
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
1957
as Matsumura Sei
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
1962
続々々番頭はんと丁稚どん チャンポン旅行
1961
An Impudent Man
1964
The Fencing Master
1962
as Old woman
An Impudent Man 2
1964
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
1952
as Midori, the mother
Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki
1958
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957
as Proprietress of Takara-ya
Her Son Came Back
1958
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957
as Matsumura Sei
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
1960
Three Rogues
1968
お役者小僧
1953
as お幸
My Wife
1965
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
1958
as Sueno
京化粧
1961
Yakuza Official
1962
Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
1959
as Oharu
About Chieko Naniwa
Naniwa Chieko (real name: Nanko Kikuno, November 19, 1907 – December 22 , 1973) was a Japanese actress. Due to poverty, she was unable to receive an elementary school education and struggled with being illiterate. Later, through her own efforts, she learned to read and write, and overcame illiteracy. She appeared in works such as A Geisha, Throne of Blood, Equinox Flower, and Twenty-Four Eyes. She appeared in films by many of the great directors of her time. She died of gastrointestinal bleeding on December 22, 1973, at the age of 66. After he… With 153 credits spanning from 1952 to 1972, Chieko Naniwa has appeared in 152 films and 1 TV show.
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- Throne of Blood (1957) — as Old Ghost Woman
- In Search of Mother (1962) — as Obah
- Room for Let (1959) — as O-Mino
- Women in Prison (1956) — as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
- Hadaka no Machi (1957)
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